India add Brar to Test squad, release Kuldeep

Fast bowler joins squad for New Zealand series as Kuldeep returns to domestic cricket

BENGALURU: ​Fast ​bowler Gurnoor Brar has been added to India's squad for the two-test series against ‌New Zealand, while spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been released to ‌play domestic cricket in ⁠India, ​the country's cricket ​board (BCCI) said ‌on Saturday.

Brar, 26, will ​join the test squad in New Zealand and will not be ⁠available for Sunday's fifth and final one-day ‌international in Tauranga. 

India will not name a replacement for Brar, with the visitors ⁠leading the five-match ODI ⁠series 2-1. Wicketkeeper-batter ​Rishabh Pant ‌has linked up with the squad in Wellington after receiving fitness clearance. The two-match test series begins on November 19.

Test squad:  Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, ⁠KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv ⁠Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Gurnoor Brar

ODI squad for the fifth ODI:  Shreyas Iyer (captain), ⁠Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak ​Varma, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Mohammed Siraj, Yash ​Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav